Extricate for Dummies
verb
pronunciation: 'ɛkstrə,keɪtWhat does Extricate really mean?
Extricate is a big word, but I'm here to help you understand it easily. Extricate means to free something or someone from a difficult or tangled situation. It's like when you are stuck in a web of problems and you need to find a way to untangle yourself and get out of it. It's like untangling a knot in a shoelace or untwisting a bunch of tangled-up wires.
For example, if you accidentally get your sweater caught on a nail, you need to extricate it by carefully pulling it away from the nail without tearing the fabric. Another example could be if you are in a complicated situation and you need to find a way to get out of it without making it worse.
So, to extricate something means to carefully and skillfully remove it from a tricky or sticky situation, just like when you carefully untangle a knot in your hair without pulling too hard. You have to be gentle and patient when you extricate something.
Revised and Fact checked by Robert Jones on 2023-11-09 19:51:45
Extricate In a sentece
Learn how to use Extricate inside a sentece
- In order to extricate the stuck car from the mud, we used a tow truck to pull it out.
- The firefighters worked together to extricate the person trapped in the burning building.
- She had to carefully extricate the knot from the tangled fishing line before she could start fishing.
- The detective had to extricate the truth from the suspect's confusing story.
- It took hours to extricate the buried treasure from underneath the heavy rocks.
Extricate Synonyms
Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.
Extricate Hypernyms
Words that are more generic than the original word.